The
Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society provides many opportunities to help
members learn more about genealogical research and resources through meetings,
workshops, special interest groups, field trips, and online instruction.

Meetingsare usually held on the third
Saturday at 2:00 pm in the Athens-Clarke County Public Library auditorium,
but variations in this schedule are not uncommon. Meetings are
announced in the COGS Quarterly, via email, and at this web site
on the Meetings
page. Although most meetings are free and open to the public, membership
is encouraged to enable us to bring in quality speakers that will help
further our understanding as family history researchers. Dues are also
used to
purchase resources for local libraries and offset costs to preserve historical
data.

Check out the photos of members and guests as they enjoy some of the many COGS activities.

Need
an idea on how to share your family research with others? Elizabeth
Howells has graciously written up an explanation of her Family
Cookbook Project that she brought to the October 2009 meeting. Follow
the link to read what she did and see sample pages. We hope to add more
ideas to our website in the future.

.Special
interest groups provide an informal opportunity for members working
in particular areas of research to get together to problem solve and focus
on resources and techniques available to assist them with their research.
We currently have one active special interest group "African American
Research". Meetings for this group are also posted on the Meetings
page.

Dr. Jim
Rice has graciously developed and shared online instruction
designed to guide the reader through genealogy resources found on the
internet. This information is based on the workshops he taught on this
topic at the Athens-Clarke County Public Library. To access his instruction
click on the Genealogy on the Internet link provided
in the left menu bar.